Straight to the Sphere
Dive into the engaging world of map-making with kids using the innovative Straight to the Sphere method by Erik MacIntosh from NOAA Silver Spring. This hands-on activity empowers children to create their own maps, fostering creativity and spatial awareness. The step-by-step guide provided ensures a seamless experience from start to finish, resulting in unique and colorful maps that can be mapped onto a sphere. Encourage children to explore cartography in a fun and interactive way, sparking their curiosity and imagination.
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Straight to the Sphere making maps with kids Erik MacIntosh - NOAA Silver Spring
Getting Started Everything you need is provided in a .zip file. Just extract it into the site-custom folder on your computer. Print copies of the blank map - it helps to print on cardstock Set up stations for participants to color their maps - colored pencils seem to work better than crayons Designate an area to photograph/scan completed maps - use flash
Putting the maps on the sphere Copy all the maps from the camera (or scanner) into the original_images folder Run the script - double-click and select run in terminal Verify the images in cropped folder are adequate Open or reload maps.sos
